MA

MAIS

Areas of concentration in literature andculture and rhetoric, writing, and cultureare readily combined with a third areasuch as in history, languages, education, speech/com/theatre, and related arts and sciences fields.

Graduate Minor

Graduate Minors in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film are offered for both PhD students (whomust take 18 credits in our program) and MA students(who must take 15 credits in our program). Studentswho wish to minor in either Literature & Culture orRhetoric, Writing, & Culture make independentarrangements for advising with the member of ourgraduate faculty with whom they plan to work. Thatperson oversees their course selections and must sit as a full voting member on their graduate committee.

As of fall term, we have over 60 graduate students (MA, MFA/MAIS combined). Our graduate programs are distinctive in that the majority of MA and all MFA students receive full funding through graduate teaching assistantships or grants and fellowships. Graduate students also have an opportunity for internships in a wide variety of interdisciplinary programs and centers, such as the Writing Intensive Curriculum, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Academic Success Center.

Our students come from fifty states and ten countries.

Our graduate programs distinctively emphasize—

Interdisciplinary approaches that connect English to fields of study across the arts and sciences

High-impact learning opportunities through a range of internships, teaching and tutorial experience, and study abroad programs

A productive and nationally-visible faculty of scholars and teachers dedicated to student success

Opportunities for participation in a rich cultural life in OSU/Corvallis and up and down the Willamette Valley, with an engaged community of readers, writers and film-goers and multiple readings, performances, lectures, and cinema events